Single Stroke/ Multiple Stroke/artists' Point?

[linearM]

I just purchased a Waterman Thorobred pen set. It came with the original instructions. In the instructions there was mention made of single stroke fillers (if the filler lever raises towards the point) and multiple stroke filler ( if the filler lever raises away from the point the point). All of my pens Waterman and non Waterman pens have filler levers that raise towards the point, with one exception my Waterman Ink-View. Are there any other Waterman pens where the filler lever raises away from the point or for that matter any other pens at all?

 

One recommendation in the instructions was to fill and empty the pen with cold water four times a year. How many Waterman users do that each year?

 

Also, among special points mentioned on the instruction sheet is the Artists' Point and Music Point. I know what a music point is but what is special about an Artists' Point?

[Left FPN]

I cannot comment on the lever filling question but can for the Artist point (nib).

 

If you search this Forum (top of page) there are a number of topics discussing such nibs.

[linearM]

Thanks Force. I did find the posts. I had looked before writing my post but hadn't found anything. Sometimes the search feature is a little frustrating. You put in what you think will bring back what you are looking for but the search engine doesn't see it the same way!

[Cryptos]

From what I can recall an Artist's Point is not the same as a wet noodle nib, though they are often conflated.

[linearM]

From what I read the tines are a bit longer than usual. I do a lot of drawing with my fountain pens but don't usually use the flex capability of the nibs for my drawings.

 

Empty_of_Cloud, the name Aotearoa somehow has clouds related to the name. What do you understand about the derivation on the name?

[Cryptos]

Seeing as it is where I live... the most common translation would be as "The Land of the Long White Cloud".

[sidthecat]

Most of the names for where I live are more on the derogatory side.

 

I have one of those long-tined darlings, which I found on a ringtop. It's flexible and lovely to write with, but it's not my most flexible nib.

[Goudy]

I just purchased a Waterman Thorobred pen set. It came with the original instructions. In the instructions there was mention made of single stroke fillers (if the filler lever raises towards the point) and multiple stroke filler ( if the filler lever raises away from the point the point). All of my pens Waterman and non Waterman pens have filler levers that raise towards the point, with one exception my Waterman Ink-View. Are there any other Waterman pens where the filler lever raises away from the point or for that matter any other pens at all?

 

Greg Minuskin had a Waterman like that for sale recently. He called it a "pump action filler": http://gregminuskin.com/?p=22590

 

Needless to say, it was also an "insane wet noodle".

 

I'd be interested to know how the mechanism differs from the standard lever filler.

[sidthecat]

Mr. Minuskin is a bit excitable, but that Carter is awfully appealing.

[linearM]

Actually it was an ink view Lady Patricia. I have one exactly like the one Greg was offering except it doesn't have the bite marks. The filling system is basically a bulb filler activated by a lever instead of removing a blind cap and pinching a bulb between your fingers. If you go to, http://www.richardspens.com, and do a search for 'ink view' you will see a diagram of how it works.

 

I do a lot of sketching and have been using a fountain pen for most of my work for the past six years. It would be interesting trying the artists' nib to see just how it differs from some of my other flex nib pens. You can see a couple of my pen sketches on page 28, Write Stuff Forum-Pen Art Gallery.